2018 Japan Swim: Ohashi’s 4:30.82 4IM Moves Her To 6th Fastest Ever

2018 JAPAN SWIM (JAPANESE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS)

• Tuesday, April 3rd – Sunday, April 8th
• Tatsumi International Swim Centre, Tokyo, Japan
• LCM
• Selection meet for Asian Games, Pan Pacific Championships, Jr. Pan Pacific Championships & Youth Olympics
• Meet Site
• SwimSwam Preview
• Start Lists
• Live Results
• Day 1 Prelims/Day 1 Finals
• Day 2 Prelims/Day 2 Finals
• Day 3 Prelims/ Day 3 Finals
• Day 4 Prelims/ Day 4 Finals
• Day 5 Finals

World Championships silver medalist Yui Ohashi put on a show in the women’s 400m IM to close out her 2018 Japan Swim campaign, cranking out a menacing 4:30.82 for the gold and a new national record. Beating the field in Tokyo tonight by over 6 seconds, Ohashi sliced about a half a second off of her own previous national standard of 4:31.42 set at this same meet last year.

Ohashi’s Previous Record Splits:

1:01.69
1:08.30
1:18.35
1:03.08

Ohashi’s New Record Splits:

1:00.76
1:09.42
1:17.83
1:02.81

Ohashi’s performance tonight boosted her up the all-time performer rankings from #12 to #6, hopping over the likes of America’s Elizabeth Beisel, Katie Hoff and Maya DiRado.

Women’s Top 6 Performers Ever in 400 IM

1. Katinka Hosszu, 4:26.36, 2016
2. Ye Shiwen, 4:28.43, 2012
3. Stephanie Rice, 4:29.45, 2008
4. Kirsty Coventry, 4:29.89, 2008
5. Li Xuanxu, 4:30.43, 2009
6. Yui Ohashi, 4:30.82, 2018

Within the current world rankings, knowing world record holder Katinka Hosszu has taken a hiatus from competing, Ohashi sits way atop the throne, with a comfortable 4-second gap between herself and the next fastest swimmer this year Aimee Willmott of Great Britain.

With the Pan Pacific Championships on the horizon, Ohashi is looking primed to challenge for the gold on her home turf later this summer.